Examples Of Faulty Reasoning In Macbeth

“Ha, good father, Thou seest, the heavens, as troubled with man's act, threaten his bloody stage. By th' clock, 'tis day, and yet dark night strangles the traveling lamp. Is't night's predominance or the day's shame that darkness does the face of earth entomb when living light should kiss it?” To which an old man replied, “‘Tis unnatural, even like the deed that's done.” It is said that to kill your liege lord is the second most unnatural crime during the dark ages, the first being fratricide, the killing of one’s family. Macbeth, in the play of the same name by William Shakespeare, preformed this heinous act. Thus, the play is about his decent to tyranny and madness. The story is set in Scotland during the early Medieval period. In the

First of all, the king obviously held Macbeth in high esteem. History shows that the king’s favored few reaped great rewards for their loyalty and friendship. The play displays this fact when Macbeth receives a new barony. The king also speaks highly of Macbeth, so the landing was not a reward for simply assistance, but for friendship and loyalty as stated before. When Macbeth killed the king he killed the golden goose, so to speak. After the king was dead, Macbeth got the entire kingdom, all the gold so to speak. But, this was only for a time, his killing of the golden goose dried up his source of power, and he was taken down. Another reason that the decision had faulty reasoning was because, he didn’t have the experience of ruling a kingdom. When starting out playing Crusader Kings II new players are often advised against choosing a large empire, like the Holy Roman Empire or the Eastern Roman empire, as their starting land. This is because Crusader Kings II, though not as complicated as really ruling a kingdom, is one of the most complex strategy games on the market and thus it is wise to start small. Macbeth on the other hand, dissuaded this guidance and sought to expand his power at a rapid pace, going from Thane to King within a few days. This meant that he was unprepared for the duties of kingship and thus, it would have been an unwise decision to the kill the

Some people would declare the decision that Macbeth made contained a good start, it just had a result that could not have been predicted. They say that Macbeth gained great power from his decision. However, it is a poor decision to sell your own soul for power, for if you sell your own soul for power you will lose both. People also say that Macbeth deserved. But on the other hand, life owes you nothing at all, any who are under that delusion will soon have life slap them in the face, his she did to Macbeth. In conclusion, Macbeth should have refused to kill the king, and seize power for three reasons. First, the decision was dishonorable, second, it would not be wise, and finally he would ultimately fail. The decision to kill the king only lead to Macbeth’s downfall, and thus, was a terrible